Reports on the increase in severance pay for mid-level executives during the first six months of 1996, according to a report by Drake Beam Morin Inc. of New York. Average severance pay for mid-level executives for the period; Average tenure of executives for 1995 and 1996.

Presents the findings of a poll conducted by Hewitt Associates about executive severance programs in the United States. Response of companies with formalized executive severance packages when no change in control is involved; Comments from Robert Romanchek, an executive compensation consultant...

Focuses on the limitations in the proposals of the British government in its attempt to express its desire to link executive pay-offs to work performance in order to end the practice of payment for failure as of July 2003. Terms of the Private Member's Bill proposed by Member of Parliament...

Reports on the opposition of employers and human resource professionals against the decision of the British government to introduce additional legislation covering executive pay level when in 2003. Focus of the consultation paper released by the government involving severance pay-offs; Measure...